Yet the current training system-which exists to meet the FAA requirements for a private license-attempts to emphasize and teach the same pilot skills to both groups. It isn’t working.

Private pilots have to undergo rigorous training and that training gets tougher depending on the aircraft the pilot flies.

Training for a private pilot's license can be completed in about 40 hours, while commercial pilots must accumulate at least 250 flight hours in addition to first officer, instrument navigation ...

Isaiah Hand, 20, earned his private pilot’s license through the four-year aviation science degree program, which relaunched in 2024 after receiving $6.7 million in federal funding. The university is ...

When a pilot has completed their initial flight training and received a private pilot's license, there are pathways they can choose to follow should they seek out an aviation career. While these ...

Completing your Commercial Pilot Certificate begins to open many doors such as flying charter flights, piloting scenic flights, or becoming a flight instructor (with a little more training).

WINCHESTER — Civil Air Patrol Lieutenant Colonel Dean “Norm” Anderson, of Winchester, has been selected as Civil Air Patrol’s ...